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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MILES GLORIOSUS

From the title of a comedy by Plautus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MILES GLORIOSUS

miles gloriosus  [ˈmiːleɪs ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILES GLORIOSUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Miles gloriosus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILES GLORIOSUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

miles gloriosus

Alazon

Alazôn is one of three stock characters in comedy of the theatre of ancient Greece. He is the opponent of the eirôn. The alazôn is an impostor that sees himself as greater than he actually is. The senex iratus and the miles gloriosus are two types of alazôn.

Definition of miles gloriosus in the English dictionary

The definition of miles gloriosus in the dictionary is a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILES GLORIOSUS

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mildness
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milf
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Milford Haven
Milhaud
milia
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WORDS THAT END LIKE MILES GLORIOSUS

casus
Caucasus
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cupressus
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Ephesus
Issus
Jesus
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Pegasus
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Rhesus
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Synonyms and antonyms of miles gloriosus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «miles gloriosus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILES GLORIOSUS

Find out the translation of miles gloriosus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of miles gloriosus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miles gloriosus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英里gloriosus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

millas gloriosus
570 millions of speakers

English

miles gloriosus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मील gloriosus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كيلومتر gloriosus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

миль gloriosus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

milhas gloriosus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমার সম্পর্কে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gloriosus miles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Miles gloriosus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meilen gloriosus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイルgloriosus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마일 gloriosus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mil gloriosus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gloriosus dặm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மைல்களுக்கு gloriosus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैल gloriousus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mil gloriosus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miles gloriosus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mile gloriosus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

миль gloriosus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gloriosus mile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χιλιόμετρα gloriosus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

myle gloriosus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miles Gloriosus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mil gloriosus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miles gloriosus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILES GLORIOSUS»

The term «miles gloriosus» is normally little used and occupies the 134.673 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILES GLORIOSUS» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILES GLORIOSUS»

Discover the use of miles gloriosus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miles gloriosus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Five Comedies: Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi, Bacchides, Hecyra ...
"This is a book worthy of high praise.
Plautus, Terence, Deena Berg, 1999
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Zu Plautus' Miles Gloriosus [Microform]: Abhandlung
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Seitz, 2009
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Three Comedies
A major comic artist in Republican Rome, Plautus left a legacy of twenty inventive comedies that display an exuberance and zany sense of humor that are distinctly Roman.
Titus Maccius Plautus, 1991
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The Art of Comedy Writing
Miles Gloriosus was written by Titus Maccius Plautus, who was born in Sarsina, a town in Umbria, around 254 B.C. and died in 184 B.C. Plautus is said to have written more than 100 plays, but only twenty survive. Twelve “lost comedies” of ...
Arthur Asa Berger, 2011
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Miles Gloriosus; A Revised Text, with Notes by Robert ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition.
Titus Maccius Plautus, 2012
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Plautus: The Comedies
The Comedies Titus Maccius Plautus David R. Slavitt, Smith Palmer Bovie. THE BRAGGART SOLDIER (MILES GLORIOSUS) Translated by Erich Segal INTRODUCTION The Braggart Soldier does not begin with a prologue. THE BRAGGART ...
Titus Maccius Plautus, David R. Slavitt, Smith Palmer Bovie, 1995
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The Miles Gloriosus of T MacCius Plautus
There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Titus Maccius Plautus, 2010
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Titus Maccius Plautus Comoediae Tres: Captivi. Miles ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Titus Maccius Plautus, 2012
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Latin Literature: A History
... based upon the Amphitruo; Ralph Roister-Doister, based upon the Miles Gloriosus; and Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, largely derived from the Menaechmi with an admixture of the Amphitruo), Spain (Calderon), Portugal ( Camoes), and ...
Gian Biagio Conte, 1999
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Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English: A-L
Although there are no definitive dates for most of Plautus' work, the earliest comedies are thought to be Cistellaria (The Casket) and Miles gloriosus (The Braggart Warrior). Bacchides (The Two Bacchides), Casina (Casina), Persa (The  ...
O. Classe, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILES GLORIOSUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miles gloriosus is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum at the Mission …
... by matching his master, Hero, with the beautiful Philia. Unfortunately she has been sold to Miles Gloriosus, a captain in the Roman army. «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
RICK BROWN: What role in life are you playing?
The character is derived from a play by Plautus called Miles Gloriosus which means “braggart soldier.” This character brags about his ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
3
Things to do
... Lycus," Mike Meadors as "Hysterium," Scotty Shoemaker as "Miles Gloriosus," Anthony Stephens as "Hero," Jenifer Tice as "Domina," Jessica ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
4
Andalucía reaviva el teatro grecorromano
... Atalaya-TNT, con 'Fedra' el 30 y 31 de julio, y 1 y 2 de agosto; y Clásicos Contemporáneos, con 'Miles Gloriosus' entre el 6 y 9 de agosto. «El Mundo, Jul 15»
5
There's 'Comedy Tonight' at local theatre
Unfortunately, Philia has already been sold to Miles Gloriosus, a captain in the Roman army. Pseudolus creates a ruse with Marcus Lycus, ... «Bay Net, Jul 15»
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Strage di Srebrenica, c'era Alba Dorata
Tra tutte queste figure di miles gloriosus, alcuni hanno avuto il modo di distaccarsi presso il X Distaccamento Sabotaggio, il corpo mercenario ... «il manifesto, Jun 15»
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'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' at Montgomery …
Thomas Brady is Miles Gloriosus, the captain who purchases Philia. Brady definitely looks the part of the heroic and arrogant captain and is ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jun 15»
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CTC stages ?A Funny Thing Happened... ?
Philia, though, has already been sold to Miles Gloriosus (Evan Smith), and hijinks ensue — through blackmail, pick-pocketed books of potions, ... «Bend Bulletin, Jun 15»
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Classical drama this summer at the Roman theatres of Andalucía
Three of the works performed this summer will be premieres, namely “Fedra” by the Atalaya company, 'Miles Gloriosus' by Clásicos ... «Spanish News Today, Jun 15»
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TN Shakespeare Co. & U of M Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S …
... Two Guvnors (Band Leader), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Miles Gloriosus), Così fan tutte (Guglielmo), Don Giovanni ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Miles gloriosus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/miles-gloriosus>. Apr 2024 ».
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